VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Add Insult To Injury

Meaning:

Compound a defeat with humiliation or mockery

Examples:

  • And, to add insult to injury, with my drink in your hand.
  • There's no need to add insult to injury, now, is there?
  • To add insult to injury, he said, this is the second time the SFMTA has proposed major street changes without consulting him and other longtime businesses that would be directly affected.
  • To add insult to injury, the Commission then went to the press with its plans for anti-dumping duties on leather shoes before even the Member States received the proposals, let alone this Parliament.
  • To add insult to injury, the recent revelations about members of this House who agreed to amend or write legislation in exchange for payment further erode the credibility of this Parliament, particularly in its efforts to fight fraud and corruption.
  • Ain't a good idea to add insult to injury, yo.
  • To make Matters worse, you Add insult to injury.
  • It was a way for the Romans to add insult to injury.
  • To add insult to injury, they're telling me that one of the is a girl.
  • Not only is it uncomfortable, but high repair costs add insult to injury.